(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1895. As a Congregationalist, Clodd became friendly with many of the more liberal leaders of religious thought and was a noted writer on Evolution studies. Contents Part I. Descriptive: The Contents of the Universe; The Distribution of Mater; The Solar System; The Earth: Its Past Life-History; and Present Life-Forms. Contents Part II. Explanatory: The Becoming and Growth of the Universe; The Origin of Life; The Origin of Life-Forms; The Origin of Species; Proofs of Derivation of Species and Social Evolution.